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Meaning of ANNUNCIATION LILY

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  lily of eastern Mediterranean and the Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers
 
 Synonyms: Lent lily, Lilium candidum, Madonna lily, white lily
 
 See Also: lily

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\An*nun`ci*a"tion lil"y\ (Bot.)
The common white lily ({Lilium candidum}). So called because
it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the
Annunciation.

 

 

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